The "Three Yellow and One Blue" and four warnings have been launched with strong winds and thunderstorms, please take precautions! Shanghai's first hail warning this year has been issued, with convective | cloud cluster | warning
This afternoon, Nantong, Jiangsu was covered by thunderstorm clouds, with strong convection continuously moving southward across the river. At around 19:00, thunderstorm cells had already "entered" Shanghai.
At 18:28, Shanghai issued its first hail warning signal of the year. Under the influence of strong thunderstorm clouds, it is expected that hail weather will occur in Shanghai center's central urban area, Pudong, Chongming, Songjiang, Qingpu, Minhang, Jiading and Baoshan in the next six hours. Citizens should try to avoid going out and take protective measures for vulnerable outdoor goods and equipment.
As of press release, the four early warnings of rainstorm blue, gale yellow, hail yellow and thunder and lightning yellow in Shanghai are maintained. It is expected that within the next 6 hours, there will be short-term heavy rainfall of about 35 millimeters per hour in the central urban area, Pudong, Chongming, Songjiang, Qingpu, Minhang, Jiading, Baoshan and other places. The municipal meteorological department reminds us to pay attention to preventing urban waterlogging caused by heavy rainfall, and to do a good job in drainage and flood prevention in low-lying and easily flooded areas.
According to the monitoring data of Shanghai center Meteorological Station at 19:00, local areas of Shanghai were affected by severe convection. For example, the wind speed in Chongming, Jiading, and Baoshan has significantly increased, and the wind direction has shifted to northeast. The temperature has rapidly decreased, and hail has also appeared in Chongming. At present, a strong convective cloud cluster is affecting the entire city, with most areas experiencing short-term heavy rainfall, lightning, and strong winds. Please stay indoors as much as possible and pay attention to traffic safety while driving. There is another convective cloud cluster moving southeast in the southern part of Nantong, which will also affect Shanghai.
Under the influence of strong winds and thunderstorms, the highest temperature in Shencheng will drop to 31 ℃ tomorrow. Overall, Shanghai will have mostly cloudy weather next week with minimal rainfall. The highest temperature ranges from 30 ℃ to 34 ℃, and the lowest temperature ranges from 24 ℃ to 25 ℃.
Seeing mid June, many netizens also started paying attention to Mei Yu. The average time for Shanghai to enter the plum blossom season is on June 19th. At present, due to the recent active convection in tropical regions and typhoon activity, the behind the scenes driver of the rainy season, the subtropical high pressure, has been sluggish. Shanghai does not yet have the conditions to enter the plum blossom season.